Legislative Effectiveness, Electoral Anticipation, and Garnering Campaign Advantage in the United States Senate

• In Event: Effectiveness & Leadership in Legislatures

Brief Overview

This research finds that: (1) U.S. Senators anticipate an electoral cost for legislative ineffectiveness and (2) they garner electoral payoffs if they successfully act on this electoral incentive by being more effective prior to re-election.

Author

• Carlos Andres Algara, Claremont Graduate University